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Demystifying bifacial

A few years ago, nobody took bifacial seriously. It was just another attempt to improve module efficiency and returns from PV projects that little bit further. But as is so often the case with the PV sector, things can move more quickly than expected. With bifacial installations set for a big year in 2019, Ragna Schmidt-Haupt, partner at technical and commercial energy consultancy Everoze shines a light on the remaining challenges to making projects bankable.

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pv magazine

12 Mar 2019

Image: Ragna Schmidt-Haupt

In 2018, bifacial had already seized 10% of the new-build market, and according to some market researchers, bifacial is forecast to capture a whopping 40% of the global market within the next decade. Although this may sound like a relatively gradual trend, past experience has shown just how quickly the PV industry can prove new …

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